> Just because he supports one or two policies we like, doesn't make him good candidate overall. Yes, but most likely no candidate will line up with a person's

> Just because he supports one or two policies we like, doesn't make him good candidate overall. Yes, but most likely no candidate will line up with a person's beliefs 100%, so it becomes about choosing the candidate who agrees with you on your highest priority issues. Judging from the number of posts on that make the front page of HN about the surveillance state, I would guess that this issue is one that many people here would vote based on.